Alligator, Mississippi
Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Alligator is a town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Per the 2020 Census, the population was 116.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2009, Tommie "Tomaso" Brown was elected Alligator's first black mayor. He defeated Robert Fava, the mayor since 1979.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Etymology
The town takes its name from Alligator Lake, a lake in the town which once had a large alligator population.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert, or 5.48%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref>
Demographics
2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 33 | 17 | 15.87% | 14.66% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 171 | 95 | 82.21% | 81.90% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 1 | 0 | 0.48% | 0.00% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 1 | 1 | 0.48% | 0.86% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2 | 3 | 0.96% | 2.59% |
| Total | 208 | 116 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
2000 census
As of the census of 2000,<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> there were 220 people, 77 households, and 58 families residing in the town. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 81 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the town was 20.91% White, 77.27% African American, and 1.82% from two or more races.
There were 77 households, out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.1% were married couples living together, 35.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.27.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 39.1% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $16,667, and the median income for a family was $17,083. Males had a median income of $21,875 versus $14,063 for females. The per capita income for the town was $9,567. About 41.5% of families and 47.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 69.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 35.3% of those sixty five or over.
Education
Duncan is served by the North Bolivar Consolidated School District,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> formerly known as the North Bolivar School District until it consolidated in 2014.<ref>"School District Consolidation in Mississippi Template:Webarchive." Mississippi Professional Educators. December 2016. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. Page 2 (PDF p. 3/6).</ref><ref>"SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Bolivar County, MS." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 25, 2018. Note that the map is from 2010; the Mound Bayou and North Bolivar districts merged in 2014. This map shows Alligator was in the pre-merger North Bolivar district.</ref>
Students are zoned to Brooks Elementary School in Duncan, as it belonged to the pre-consolidation North Bolivar School District,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Northside High School (the only secondary school in the district) in Shelby.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Northside High opened in 2018 after Broad Street High School in Shelby consolidated into it.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Shelby Middle School closed in 2018.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Notable people
- Charles Bennett, professional football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Tony Bennett, professional football player
- Jack Butler, author
- Fred Coe, television producer and director
- Johnny Drummer, Chicago blues and soul blues singer<ref name="Hanson2007">Template:Cite book</ref>
- Matt Duff, former Major League Baseball pitcher<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Gallery
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Mississippi Blues Trail marker in the downtown area
References
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